Arizona’s Republican-led House of Representatives declined to discuss a bill on April 17 that would repeal the state’s 1864 abortion ban after the state Supreme Court upheld the controversial law a week prior. The lawmakers voted not to discuss the measure on the House floor after two previous attempts were also unsuccessful. The law has […]

A constitutional amendment to legalize recreational, or “adult use,” marijuana in Florida will appear on the November ballot, the state Supreme Court ruled on April 1. Florida’s Amendment 3, titled “Adult Personal Use of Marijuana,” would allow adults 21 years or older to “possess, purchase, or use marijuana products and marijuana accessories for non-medical personal […]

The Florida Supreme Court on April 1 upheld the state’s 15-week abortion ban in a ruling that means a subsequently passed six-week ban can soon take effect. A six-week ban passed in the 2023 legislative session was written so that it would not take effect until a month after the 2022 law was upheld. But […]

A wake for the first New York Police Department (NYPD) officer slain in the past two years had one particularly high-profile attendee on March 28: former President Donald Trump, who is looking to make crime reduction central to his campaign as he takes on President Joe Biden in the 2024 presidential election. NYPD Officer Jonathan […]

Former U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) attorney Jeffrey Clark faces possible disbarment as he goes to trial with the District of Columbia Bar’s Office of Disciplinary Counsel on March 26. That office charged him in 2022 with violating his professional ethics after Mr. Clark, then acting assistant attorney general for the DOJ’s Civil Division, drafted […]

Republicans are railing against the $1.2 trillion spending package to fund the government for the remainder of the fiscal year after it passed through the House on March 22. The bill passed 286–134, with 112 Republicans and 23 Democrats against it and another 101 Republicans voting for it. GOP support for the bill drew ire […]

Sparks flew on Capitol Hill on March 20 as Hunter Biden’s ex-business associates clashed with House Democrats seeking to discredit their testimony. The Republican-led impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden alleges that he and his son, Hunter Biden, were involved in selling the family name and influence in exchange for lucrative foreign business deals and […]

Peter Navarro voiced frustration at a press conference on March 19, just before turning himself over to authorities in Miami, Florida, to begin his four-month sentence at the city’s minimum-security prison. The former Trump White House trade adviser is the first official from President Donald Trump’s administration to serve jail time. He was found in […]

U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon on March 14 heard arguments on two of former President Donald Trump’s several motions to dismiss a case alleging he mishandled classified documents, rejecting one motion by order roughly two hours after court adjourned. “Defendant’s motion is denied without prejudice,” the judge wrote regarding the motion to dismiss based […]

Judge Denies One Motion to Dismiss Trump Documents Case U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon on March 14 heard arguments on two of former President Donald Trump’s several motions to dismiss a case alleging he mishandled classified documents, rejecting one motion by order roughly two hours after court adjourned. “Defendant’s motion is denied without prejudice,” […]

FORT PIERCE, Fla.—Roughly 24 hours after a Georgia judge dropped some of the charges filed against him there, former President Donald Trump’s attorneys will argue in a Florida court that the federal classified documents case should be thrown out. President Trump on March 14 arrived at the courthouse to appear before U.S. District Judge Aileen […]

Black student-athletes are being encouraged to avoid Florida’s public colleges and universities, says a letter sent by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) President Charlie Baker on March 11. The recommendation came after the University of Florida (UF) announced on March 1 that it would remove all […]

The Senate passed six government funding bills on March 8 to avoid an impending shutdown deadline that was poised to activate at midnight later that night. Senators approved the funding package 75–22 early in the evening on March 8 after hours of debate. Democrats pushed for a faster vote, while Republicans proposed several amendments to […]

With multiple factors weighing against his chances in the 2024 election, President Joe Biden faced a deeply divided Congress on March 7 to deliver a fiery State of the Union address, blaming President Donald Trump and Republicans for the array of crises facing the nation and highlighting his record since taking office. In the roughly […]

Independent U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona announced on March 5 that she will not seek reelection for a second term, preventing a potential three-way race in November. Ms. Sinema made her announcement on Super Tuesday after the Senate GOP blocked a bipartisan bill intended to fortify the southern border while delivering additional military aid […]

FORT PIERCE, Fla.—U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon heard arguments today on former President Donald Trump’s request to delay the trial on federal criminal charges related to the retention of classified documents after leaving the White House, but did not make an immediate ruling. Special Counsel Jack Smith sought to move the trial date from […]

Author Marianne Williamson said on Feb. 27 that she was “unsuspending” her presidential campaign for the Democratic primary, calling it “delusional” for voters to just be “closing our eyes and crossing our fingers” in hopes that President Joe Biden will beat former President Donald Trump in November. Ms. Williamson made the announcement in a video […]

A subpoena to compel former Justice Department (DOJ) attorney Jeffrey Clark to turn over documents related to his 2020 election litigation efforts was denied by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on Feb. 26. The appeals court’s three-judge panel ruled that the subpoena issued by the D.C. Bar Disciplinary Counsel “infringes on Mr. Clark’s Fifth Amendment right […]

The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) voted on Jan. 8 to oust Chairman Christian Ziegler, as the former Sarasota County Commissioner is embroiled in a scandal and the subject of a police investigation over rape allegations. The state GOP executive committee voted to suspend Mr. Ziegler in December 2023 and demanded his resignation, citing the need for […]

Former President Donald Trump trampled Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in straw polls hosted by GOP executive committees in the state’s two largest counties: Miami-Dade and Broward. Miami-Dade Republicans overwhelmingly supported President Trump, with 53 of the 65 sitting members voting for the former president, while just five backed the governor during the meeting on Jan. […]